drumsomeoneout ofsomething
phrasal verbwithdrumverb[IorT]uk/drʌm/us/drʌm/-mm-
toforcesomeone toleaveajob,group, etc., often because they havebehavedin a way that is notconsideredacceptable:
Theministerwasdrummedout ofofficewhen it wasdiscoveredthat he had been takingbribes.
Firing staff
- axe
- be out onyourearidiom
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- decertification
- get the pushidiom
- givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
- heave-ho
- invalidsomeoneout
- laysomeoneoff
- relieve
- removal
- remove
- retire
- rightsize
- rightsizing
- sack
- terminate
- termination